Baking apparatus.



C. P. HARTMANN. BAKING APPARATUS. APPLIOATION FILED Nov.1o, 1909.

Patented Man?, 1911.

rn: :vonnis PETERS co., wAsHlNaToN, u4 cz CHARLES F. HARTMANN, 0F NEWYORK, N. Y.

IBAKING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled November l0,` 1909.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

serif-u` No. 527,171.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CHARLES F. HART- MANN, a subject of the GermanEmperor, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan,in the countyY and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedBaking` Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to baking apparatus intended for use infashioning` ornamental or other articles from suitably formed sectionsor parts of pastry or the like, and relates more particularly toapparatus of this kind coimLn-ising a pau, and a removable memberassociated therewith and havingmeans for dividing a layer of dough inthe pan and for maintaining the dough against malformation, due tospreadingwhile baking.

The object of the invention to provide simple, economical and etlicientapparatus of the class described, by means of which ornamental andartistic objects of different kinds can be fashioned from pastry or thelike, by means of which the articles can be baked in large quantities,at con'iparatively little expense and with rapidity, and by means ofwhich it is possible to bake the various sections or pieces comprisingthe articles, so that they do not spread or otherwise alter their formand thereby render difficult the fashioningof the articles.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in theclaim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis speciheat-ion, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorrespondingl parts in all the views, and in which- Figure l is a.longitudinal section of an embodiment of my invention, taken on the linel-l in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view of part of an apparatus of myinvention; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; andFig. 4 is a perspective view showing an article, the parts of which canbe baked by means of my apparatus.

Before proceeding` to a more detailed explanation of my invention, itshould be clearly understood that while I have shown in the accompanyingdrawings, for example, a form of the apparatus by means of which thesections or pieces comprising a small house can be baked, the apparatuscan be so constructed that other articles can be manufactured by meansof it, inexpensively and with rapidity. Needless to say, the particularform of the pieces into which the layer of dough is severed constitutesno part of my invention, and certain features can be altered inaccordance with special conditions or individual. preference, withoutdeparting` from the underlying spirit of the invention.

l have found that in fashioning' articles such as small houses, frompieces of cake, pastry or the like, it is an expensive and slow processto eut the pieces separately, bake them separately, and subsequentlyfasten them together by means of melted supa r or in any other suitablemanner. l provide a pan in which a layer of dough is placed, and whichhas associated therewith a member adapted to be positioned upon thedough, and having' means for sub-dividing the layer into the desiredsections. The member maintains the dough against spreading' whilebaking', so that the pieces retain the shape which is necessary for thefashioning of the article. It will be understood that if the pieces arebaked separately, in the ordinary manner. they alter their forms whilebaking. and that it is then dittieult to assemble them to form a neatand attractive article, without coiisiderable labor in trimminp orotherwise adapting` the malformed pieces for the purpose.

Referring` more particularly to the drawings, I provide a pan 10 of anysuitable form, and as shown for example, having an upwardly disposedbeaded rim `l1. I employ a member 12 fashioned from cast metal or anyother suitable material and having' a rim adapted to lit within the pan,beine,- slightly smaller in size than the pan, and conforming` to theshape thereof. rl`he member comprises a plurality of intersecting andparallel partitions or walls 13, the lower edges of which are preferablysharpened, so that when the member is placed upon a layer A of doughwithin the pan. the partitions or walls penetrate the dough andsubdivide it into the desired sections.' The member 1Q has handles orlgrips 14 by means of which it can be lifted into and out of the pan.and be otherwise manipulated. The member 'l2 .is allowed to remain inthe pan while the dough is baking. and therefore the partitions 13, aswell as the outer frame or wall of the member serve to maintain thesections of dough against spreading while it is baking. Consequently,the resulting sections, which of course depend upon the location andrelative positions of the parts of the member 12, do not vary from theirpredetermined, necessary dimensions.

lith the t'orm ot' the device shown herewith it is possible to bakevarious parts of a small house such as that shown in Fig. L11 Theseparts comprise the end walls B having tapered parts for the gable root',the side walls C, and the root' sections I). The pan and the member areproportioned to bake the parts for a number of houses, to increase therapidity with which the articles lan be manufactured. and they may beot' any size consistent with their use in ovens ot' the usual type. Toprovide door, window and chimney, or other openings in the parts B, C,and D, the. member 12 may have suitably formed parts 1G, 17, and 1S,held in place by supports 19, and 21 secured to the partitions atsuitable points. The parts 1G, 17 and 1S. are pressed into the dough anddisplace' the same, as is shown most clearly in F ig. 3, so that theresulting baked section has an opening of the desired form therethrough.lf so desired, the member 12 may have a top or cover associatedtherewith, so that the dough, while baking, is completely inclosed.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

Baking apparatus, comprising a pan, and a member removably positioned insaid pan and having partitions provided with cutting edges adapted tosubdivide a layer otl dough within said pan, said member having partsassociated with said partitions eX- tending to the. bottom of said pan,whereby they are adapted to form openings of predetermined shape andsize in the layer ot dough.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES F. HARTMANN.

Titnesses AUGUST H. HARTMANN, ANNI B. HARTMANN.

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